Table 2. Number of females and males of Lutzomyia longipalpis captured and recaptured by method and distance from the release point during the mark release recapture experiments.
| Capture method | Distance from release point | Capture effort (hours) | Females captured | % | Females recaptured | % | Males captured | % | Males recaptured | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC traps | 0–50 | 2760 | 277 | 25.3 | 3 | 8.3 | 994 | 20.8 | 25 | 10.3 |
| 51–100 | 1764 | 255 | 23.3 | 9 | 25.0 | 888 | 18.6 | 25 | 10.3 | |
| 101–150 | 1140 | 30 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 125 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 151–250 | 636 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.8 | |
| Subtotal | 6300 | 566 | 51.6 | 12 | 33.3 | 2013 | 42.3 | 52 | 21.5 | |
| Manual captures | 0–100 | 72 | 530 | 48.4 | 24 | 66.7 | 2757 | 57.7 | 190 | 78.5 |
| Total | 6372 | 1096 | 100 | 36 | 100 | 4780 | 100 | 242 | 100 |